It's all about Perspective

I’m near sighted.
It’s called “Myopia”. People with myopia see objects more clearly when they are close to the eye, while distant objects appear blurred or fuzzy. I wear glasses to correct the problem, but lately I have been thinking that I may need a new prescription. Distant objects seem to have lost their focus.
We all tend to be psychologically myopic. This is especially true during our youth. As a kid, I found it difficult to focus on events, responsibilities, or consequences that were somewhere in the distant future, like tomorrow or next week! The older I get, however, the better I am able to focus on the future. Perhaps that is because I am a lot closer to what once seemed so far away! So while my natural eyes still can’t focus on what is distant, my mental perspective has changed causing my vision of the future to become much clearer.
Even with the perspective provided by maturity, trouble can cause us to become discouraged and, as the Bible says, “lose heart”. Our eyes focus naturally on the “outward man,” observing, and at times being overwhelmed by the pain of loss, failure, defeat, and sickness. We conclude that our “present affliction” weighs too much and lasts too long.
If we are to survive, we must gain a perspective that sees beyond the focus gained just by age. A personal relationship with Christ and the truths of the Bible offer the opportunity to gain Divine perspective. This perspective is the prescription needed to bring our “inner man” into focus. We are then able to see the likeness of Christ being formed in us. The visibility of the resplendent emerging “glory” of the inner man radically changes how we see the “affliction” of the outer man. The trouble that appeared too heavy and too long now appears “light” and “but for a moment”.
It’s all about perspective.